Dining Plan Petition
Deadline to submit a Dining Plan Petition
January 29, 2021
May I be released from the dining plan if I am a first or second year student?
Dining Plan requirement:
- All first-year and second-year students who live off-campus are required to enroll in a dining plan, at minimum the Commuter dining plan.
- All first-year students who live in university residence halls (including Aron Residence) are required to enroll in Unlimited, TU 15, or Kosher dining plan.
- All second-year students who live on-campus are required to enroll in either Unlimited, TU 15, TU 10, TU 7, or Kosher dining plan.
Petitions are considered by the Dining Plan Petition Committee only for a well-documented extraordinary circumstance, meaning a medical, religious, or financial reason that Tulane University or Tulane University Dining Services cannot reasonably manage.
A student making a request to be released from the dining plan is asking for an exception. An approval of the petition is not automatic. Approved dining plan petitions are generally effective for the full academic year and must be resubmitted before the beginning of the fall semester each year unless otherwise specified by the Dining Plan Petition Committee. All information submitted is confidential but may be reviewed by the committee members and authorized university representative(s).
Access Request for My Zone in the Dining Room at the Commons
My Zone is a self-service pantry in the Dining Room at the Commons where food items needed by customers with celiac disease or food allergies can be housed with precautions against cross-contamination. You must have pre-approved Splash Card access to enter My Zone. To apply for access, you will need to upload medical documentation in accordance to Dining Services guidelines for documentation and complete the survey. Once your survey is received, the Dining Plan Petition committee will review your request for access and approve for appropriate diagnosed dietary needs. Before access is added to students Splash Card, students must watch the training video and sign the My Zone contract.